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Ah, okay. Well, I worked for a screening company that pulled up background information depending on what the employer selected. Sometimes they were MVRs, criminal record requests, credit checks, etc. You'll know what they're looking for. Companies like Sterling are then given your information and pull up what they need. Basically you'll get either a green or red light. If something comes up that was requested as being forgivable (like a speeding ticket) we would just get a green light. If something that would make you unhireable came up, like a felony, you'd get a red. We would then get more details or look into the more details. Usually if it was green, we gave no sh*ts about details because it mattered not - but we could still peek if we wanted to, and sometimes I would. Only once did we get a "yellow" meaning some information was false, such as a fake license or SSN or weird residences or some sh*t. They usually all ask for the same thing, but sometimes it depends on what job you're going in for, what your duties will be, etc.
Only if we got the red light would we go deeper - so if you somehow get a green, if their system works the same way, you'll be A-OK. Sometimes the hiring manager really liked the person and would excuse the offense, most of the times it meant automatic disqualification no questions asked. I also worked in HR. I will tell you most places WILL verify salary, title, basics about your job title. If the job title could be worded a different way, "Sales Associate" versus "Cashier", they probably won't dig deeper to see if there's a clear issue with salary... they'll usually only look deeper into it if the title has a clear distinction with a salary bump, ie: "Shift Manager" vs "CEO", or if anything comes off as fishy. Sometimes (most of the times) hiring managers notice you stuttered when you said a salary, or when you were asked about your job descriptions, so they will look into it then even if everything else checks out.
That's MY experience with it all.
QUESTION FOR YOU: Sorry, but we've landed on a topic I've wondered about even though I'm no longer in the field. When you have people apply for slots here from India, Brazil, or out of the country can a background check reveal if they really went to the college on their resume? I was a hiring manager and never could tell.
OP: If you want a job, why would you risk lying on your resume?
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Reason: Added a question for the OP.
QUESTION FOR YOU: Sorry, but we've landed on a topic I've wondered about even though I'm no longer in the field. When you have people apply for slots here from India, Brazil, or out of the country can a background check reveal if they really went to the college on their resume? I was a hiring manager and never could tell.
OP: If you want a job, why would you risk lying on your resume?
Oh, I'm not sure if we could, but I do believe Sterling had the ability to use a SSN trace to pull everything about a candidate. From what I've seen with HireRight, I'm not sure why they couldn't, either. The thing they look for moreso is if they got the degree from that college, not if they just went. A lot of people lie and say they graduated when they only attended a certain college for a semester or two, only needed one more credit to graduate, etc.
So, on my end I'm not sure if you can verify out of country applicants to see if they really went to school where they said they did. Maybe someone else can chime in.
I just had a Hire Right background check 4 months ago. Definitely, job title is verified, along with dates of employment, company, salary (most companies won't disclose salary information though), reason for separation along with educational verification, SSN check and criminal background check.
I asked my old boss if I could use him as a reference, and he said that I can put his name down but per their company policy they cannot say anything about me other than the dates I've worked there. Let's say HireRight called my old boss, would they still try to get a reason for separation or will they skip it when the employer says their policy doesn't allow to discuss that?
From my experience, if a previous company won't disclose a reason for separation, HireRight will simply indicate that the information wasn't disclosed by the company.
For example, during my last HireRight check, the hiring company asked for salary history. I put it down, but these days, most companies won't verify salary information. When these former companies were contacted by HireRight, they indicated: "it's against our company policy to disclose salary information". When I received my copy of the HireRight report back, this reason was indicated.
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Originally Posted by sandsthetime
I asked my old boss if I could use him as a reference, and he said that I can put his name down but per their company policy they cannot say anything about me other than the dates I've worked there. Let's say HireRight called my old boss, would they still try to get a reason for separation or will they skip it when the employer says their policy doesn't allow to discuss that?
OP: If you want a job, why would you risk lying on your resume?
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Originally Posted by Jukesgrrl
Being "human" is not a suitable excuse for lying. Your resume should be a completely truthful description of your previous employment.
Just an honest mistake to help revamp my resume, didn't mean anything by it. It's a job experience from over six years ago, didn't think it was going to be a big deal. Sorry for my erroneous mishap, definitely a learning experience.
Overall, thanks for everyone's information as it was helpful. I'll keep you guys informed on the next steps going forward.
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2. Inflating Salary History or Title Held
It’s no surprise that some candidates who are not qualified for a position may lie about titles held to claim expertise and experience they do not have, and they inflate their previous salaries to negotiate better packages than they may be able to obtain otherwise.
In one case, a candidate claiming to have spearheaded many significant merger and acquisition deals at a prior employer, applied for a top finance job at a Wall Street brokerage that was opening an office in Japan. As it turned out, his background check confirmed that he had indeed been highly involved with each of the noted deals—as the staff interpreter!
Edit: So this means I definitely think they do, if they know to be on the lookout for it and wrote an article stating it's the #2 most lied about thing they've found.
Many employers don't like to give due credit and blackball former employees too
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Only once did we get a "yellow" meaning some information was false, such as a fake license or SSN or weird residences or some sh*t. They usually all ask for the same thing, but sometimes it depends on what job you're going in for, what your duties will be, etc.
